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The Governess is a 1998 British period drama film written and directed by Sandra Goldbacher. The screenplay focuses on a young Jewish woman of Sephardic background, who reinvents herself as a gentile governess when she is forced to find work to support her family.
Jul 31, 1998 · A governess passes herself off as a gentile and starts a secret affair with the father of a Scottish family. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, awards, videos, photos, and more for this sensuous drama.
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- Drama, Romance
- Sandra Goldbacher
- 1998-07-31
Set in England between the Georgian and Victorian eras, THE GOVERNESS takes its title from a young Jewish woman who, after the death of her father, is offered the job of nanny for the gentile ...
Aug 21, 1998 · The film tells the story of an educated, spirited Jewish girl from London who, in the 1840s, finds work as a governess on a remote Scottish island to support her family. She enters a household where she is clearly the intellectual equal of the father, and that is more than he can take--although he gives it a good try.
Dec 1, 2014 · Video Detective. 135K subscribers. Subscribed. 83. 35K views 9 years ago. The Governess Trailer 1998 Director: Sandra Goldbacher Starring: Minnie Driver, Tom Wilkenson, Florence Hoath, Jonathan...
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Following her father's murder, a London Jew, Rosina da Silva (Minnie Driver), reinvents herself as a Protestant governess on a remote Scottish island.
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- Drama
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